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Originally Posted by flylock shox
Trump looked unprepared, ill-informed and - as the debate wore on - increasingly disinterested in the whole argument (except as it related to him personally). At times it looked like he was coming up with his stance on issues on the fly.
It would be such an indictment of the American populace if this election ends up even being close. The disparity in the qualifications of these two candidates is a yawning chasm. I genuinely think I know about 20 people who I could have put up on that stage - with no preparation whatsoever - who would have performed better, and come across as more knowledgeable than Trump did. He just doesn't have the tools to deal in anything more than soundbites, and these debates - where he has to actually opine on real issues for 2 minutes at a time - are going to kill him.
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The problem is, the worse Trump does, the more it will appeal to his base. When he is rude and has childish outbursts, they view it as strength and fighting back at Hillary. When he makes uninformed statements about the Iran deal being the worst deal in history, they don't understand anything about the deal, and that reflects what they have been told 1000 times about the Iran deal. When he comes across as unprepared or failing to understand the issue or policy discussed, they view it as him not being a politician, and they like his ignorance is a positive. Trump won over his supporters by acting like a third world strong man dictator and throwing out empty nationalistic slogans, playing off of the fear and frustration of people. Not to mention playing off of racism and poorly educated and poorly informed voters. I've seen a lot of interviews with passionate Trump supporters who have never voted or paid attention before. These people have no concept of the issues, and are turned off by the policy answer Clinton gives. There were several times she used political terms to explain her policies, and I guarantee many people supporting both candidates didn't understand her point. Even simple things like referring to countries as states. Sure, it is correct and in politics even the preferred term, but she needs to speak to the people. Anyone with a firm grasp of the issues is already voting for her. Keep it terms that have meaning to the common person.